Where are WEEE now? Lessons from WEEE: Will EPR work for the US?

IEEE International Symposium on Electronics and the Environment

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 149-154

  Huisman, Jaco ^a   Magalini, Federico ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eco efficiency; Electronic waste; EPR; Responsibilities; WEEE

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; RECYCLING; REGIONAL PLANNING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; WASTES;

ECO-EFFICIENCY; ELECTRONIC WASTES;

LAW ENFORCEMENT;

EID: 34548724973     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISEE.2007.369384     Document Type: Conference Paper

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